Cache Cleaners? - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

Is there any reason to really have cache cleaners on the android phones?
I've been using this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.lsartory.cachecleaner.ng occasionally to clean out some space from my phone. I do it manually, and weekly, I probably regain 100mb or so on average from both my internal and external SD cards.
I saw someone on another post say that using wipe cache and dalvik in CWM is basically the same thing, is that true?

slicetwo said:
Is there any reason to really have cache cleaners on the android phones?
I've been using this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.lsartory.cachecleaner.ng occasionally to clean out some space from my phone. I do it manually, and weekly, I probably regain 100mb or so on average from both my internal and external SD cards.
I saw someone on another post say that using wipe cache and dalvik in CWM is basically the same thing, is that true?
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You shouldn't need either really. Unless you are being cautious and have really low space on your phone. I'd use the app if I were to have to clean my cache. Less tedious you know? Don't have to keep rebooting to recovery each time. Outcome??= they both do the same.

amzi said:
You shouldn't need either really. Unless you are being cautious and have really low space on your phone. I'd use the app if I were to have to clean my cache. Less tedious you know? Don't have to keep rebooting to recovery each time. Outcome??= they both do the same.
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groovy. thanks.

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Weird messages on Nilsp 3.5

Ok... I flashed 2.2 and all of.a.sudden I am getting these notifications with a star in the taskbar... They are for some.Facebook phone.thing or something. I do not have any social media installed.on the phone
Nor do I belong to any sites. Is anyone else getting.these and how.can I make.them stop?
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i had facebook problems with 2.1. when i flashed 2.2, i wiped everything. system x3, boot x3, dalvik x3, factory reset x3 in clockwork mod recovery. if you flashed 2.2 without wiping all that, id reccomend that (x3 is times 3) and a fresh install. 2.1 kept telling me to sign in to facebook. may be unrelated. just my experience.
After a little research found out it was an app. There is an app called airpush detector in market that told me what app was sending Airpushes so I just deleted the app and messages stopped
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kitcostantino said:
i had facebook problems with 2.1. when i flashed 2.2, i wiped everything. system x3, boot x3, dalvik x3, factory reset x3 in clockwork mod recovery. if you flashed 2.2 without wiping all that, id reccomend that (x3 is times 3) and a fresh install. 2.1 kept telling me to sign in to facebook. may be unrelated. just my experience.
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I had not seen the x3 recommendation for reformatting system, boot, and dalvik. I would think reformatting a filesystem more than once should have no additional effect.
in all honesty, im pretty sure that one doesnt do anything additional, but i accustomed myself to it before i understood. at this point, i figure it cant hurt.
kitcostantino said:
in all honesty, im pretty sure that one doesnt do anything additional, but i accustomed myself to it before i understood. at this point, i figure it cant hurt.
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It won't hurt but it's silly redundancy. How often do you format your PC when you do a fresh install? Once? Twice? 3 times?
When you format the access to every single file is gone. It can be recovered but that is why secure wipes are done and these are not secure wipes. But from a filesystem perspective, you format once it's no longer there. There won't be remnants sticking around as some have suggested. And on android doing the main wipe data/factory reset handles formatting data/cache/dalvik/datadata.
tiny4579 said:
It won't hurt but it's silly redundancy. How often do you format your PC when you do a fresh install? Once? Twice? 3 times?
When you format the access to every single file is gone. It can be recovered but that is why secure wipes are done and these are not secure wipes. But from a filesystem perspective, you format once it's no longer there. There won't be remnants sticking around as some have suggested. And on android doing the main wipe data/factory reset handles formatting data/cache/dalvik/datadata.
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Thanks for the clarification Tiny!
the next time i update my rom, i will wipe it all just once. should make it a bit faster of a process. thanks for the input tiny.
Yeah... I never understood the whole wipe x 3 thing... Seemed like redundancy to me too. I always do a wipe and reset, wipe dalvik, then format system under mounts and storage in CWM and I have never had an issue flashing a new ROM
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(Request) cwm flashable super wipe script.

Looking to see if one of the awesome devs here can whip something up. On previous devices we seemed to have some flashable wipe scripts that would do a thorough job of cleaning the device before a flash. For instance one could wipe cache, dalvic, data, and system, as well as do some sort of disc alignment in one flashable script. It would mount the proper partitions and ensure that the device was clean for a fresh install. With all the choices between aosp, ics, and jelly bean roms, this may help alleviate some of the questions about what,and how to wipe properly. I for one would love to see a similar file for this device.
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Micronads said:
Looking to see if one of the awesome devs here can whip something up. On previous devices we seemed to have some flashable wipe scripts that would do a thorough job of cleaning the device before a flash. For instance one could wipe cache, dalvic, data, and system, as well as do some sort of disc alignment in one flashable script. It would mount the proper partitions and ensure that the device was clean for a fresh install. With all the choices between aosp, ics, and jelly bean roms, this may help alleviate some of the questions about what,and how to wipe properly. I for one would love to see a similar file for this device.
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+1, I was using a super wipe script on my Galaxy Nexus and it helps streamline and optimize flashes
Micronads said:
Looking to see if one of the awesome devs here can whip something up. On previous devices we seemed to have some flashable wipe scripts that would do a thorough job of cleaning the device before a flash. For instance one could wipe cache, dalvic, data, and system, as well as do some sort of disc alignment in one flashable script. It would mount the proper partitions and ensure that the device was clean for a fresh install. With all the choices between aosp, ics, and jelly bean roms, this may help alleviate some of the questions about what,and how to wipe properly. I for one would love to see a similar file for this device.
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If people have any questions about how to wipe or what wipes are necessary for there particular flash I believe they should read more and learn about there device inside and out so they won't need to ask such questions and can fix problems themselves, not spoon feed them a do all script that they have no clue what it's doing or afterwards if something goes wrong they will have no clue how they got there or how to fix it. My 2c.
I do see your point of making it easier for power users however, but in reality most fresh install require 3 different wipes all located right next to each other(twrp) and dirty installs even less, I don't really see that 10 seconds it takes to wipe the phone clean to be such an issue, but that's just me. Not trying to argue or flame, just my thoughts.
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I don't know about disk alignment but this will do the wiping for you.
I know this is obvious but don't run this from the internal storage. Only do it from external.
http://goo.im/devs/crawrj/Android/ATT_GS3/CWM-Wipe-All-GS3.zip
corythug said:
If people have any questions about how to wipe or what wipes are necessary for there particular flash I believe they should read more and learn about there device inside and out so they won't need to ask such questions and can fix problems themselves, not spoon feed them a do all script that they have no clue what it's doing or afterwards if something goes wrong they will have no clue how they got there or how to fix it. My 2c.
I do see your point of making it easier for power users however, but in reality most fresh install require 3 different wipes all located right next to each other(twrp) and dirty installs even less, I don't really see that 10 seconds it takes to wipe the phone clean to be such an issue, but that's just me. Not trying to argue or flame, just my thoughts.
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No clue on how they got there or how to fix it? It is a wipe script, not a magically fix and load custom stuff on there phone script. Again if you cant help then don't post.
crawrj said:
I don't know about disk alignment but this will do the wiping for you.
I know this is obvious but don't run this from the internal storage. Only do it from external.
http://goo.im/devs/crawrj/Android/ATT_GS3/CWM-Wipe-All-GS3.zip
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Does this wipe internal storage? Based on your instructions I am assuming so.
That's the problem to use a script to wipe data also wipe your internal sdcard. The only safe way is to use a custom recovery that doesn't wipe /data/media. I can look into it and see if it can be done without wiping data/media but no promises...
The link above just deletes the directories, including data so i wouldn't recommend using that if you want to keep your internal sd contents.
Here is the one we used on the hercules, maybe you can try to make it work on this device.
smokin1337 said:
That's the problem to use a script to wipe data also wipe your internal sdcard. The only safe way is to use a custom recovery that doesn't wipe /data/media. I can look into it and see if it can be done without wiping data/media but no promises...
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Thank you sir. I have attached in the post above this the script that was used on the S2. Maybe you can do something with it.
Micronads said:
Does this wipe internal storage? Based on your instructions I am assuming so.
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Yeah it wipes data like a factory reset.
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smokin1337 said:
That's the problem to use a script to wipe data also wipe your internal sdcard. The only safe way is to use a custom recovery that doesn't wipe /data/media. I can look into it and see if it can be done without wiping data/media but no promises...
The link above just deletes the directories, including data so i wouldn't recommend using that if you want to keep your internal sd contents.
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You could have it backup /data/media and restore it after the wipe. Of course the better way would be to just skip it but I am not sure how to do that.
OK here is a new one that will wipe data but not /data/media.
http://goo.im/devs/crawrj/Android/ATT_GS3/CWM-Wipe-All-GS3.zip
Edit: It still wipes cache, system and dalvik just to be clear.
So it wipes data, system, cache, and dalvic. I was only concerned because i thought your original one wiped sdcard.
Edit. Did you see the file i posted from the last script i used?
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Micronads said:
So it wipes data, system, cache, and dalvic. I was only concerned because i thought your original one wiped sdcard.
Edit. Did you see the file i posted from the last script i used?
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Yeah it wipes all of those but doesn't wipe /data/media. The original one did wipe all of data so I fixed it to skip media.
I must have missed that post but to be honest I am weary of the disk align thing. I have never done it and have never had a problem so I likely never would use it.
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Will this work on the T-Mobile S3?
pgg285 said:
Will this work on the T-Mobile S3?
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It will as long as your partitions are the same. I can't imagine why they wouldn't be. I know Sprints are. Once I get to the office I will check it out.
Edit: Yes it will work on the T-Mobile S3.
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Cannot open gallery

Hey everyone,
I recently flashed jedi invasion 5 rom to my tmobile galaxy s3. For some reason I can't seem to open my gallery, it tells me I don't have enough space, however, I have plenty of space in both my internal memory and my 32gb sd card. Any help would be great, thanks
What were the steps you took in flashing the rom, we need a little more info to help you out.
Go into manage applications setting and clear app data for anything that has to do with media storage & gallery in the system apps list, then reboot. That may or may not help.
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mt3g said:
What were the steps you took in flashing the rom, we need a little more info to help you out.
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Sorry about that. So prior to Jedi invasion rom i was rooted with some stock rom. I basically went into clockwork recovery mode, i wiped user data, wiped cache, wiped dalvik, and then i flashed the jedi invasion rom. I have actually redid this process over a few times already, still however the gallery fails to load telling me that there isn't enough space. I have tried formatting my sd card, cleaning out my internal storage, clearing my gallery cache... all of those didn't help fix the issue either. Although, when i downloaded a different gallery from play store, that worked just fine.
Towle said:
Go into manage applications setting and clear app data for anything that has to do with media storage & gallery in the system apps list, then reboot. That may or may not help.
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Tried it more than a few times already, thanks for the input.
Strange, only thing I can suggest from there is to wipe system and then re-flash the rom
mt3g said:
Strange, only thing I can suggest from there is to wipe system and then re-flash the rom
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It is strange... By wiping system do you mean wipe data/factory reset in recovery mode? Or is there another way you're referring to that does a more, for lack of better words, cleaner wipe?
I can't remember where it is under on CWM I'm a TWRP kinda guy. I think Mounts and Storage, and yes is't where all the system files are (the ones that aren't delete-able without Root Access). Like gallery and such. My guess some bad left overs from the other rom/gallery/camera aren't compatible with the rom/gallery/camera you have now.
mt3g said:
I can't remember where it is under on CWM I'm a TWRP kinda guy. I think Mounts and Storage, and yes is't where all the system files are (the ones that aren't delete-able without Root Access). Like gallery and such. My guess some bad left overs from the other rom/gallery/camera aren't compatible with the rom/gallery/camera you have now.
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You were right, I resolved the issue by fully wiping everything, data, cache, system, and even the internal sd. Thanks again for your help!
Fo sho, I hate the option to wipe system is hidden from people.
mt3g said:
Fo sho, I hate the option to wipe system is hidden from people.
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Agreed. This is one of the reasons I (reluctantly) moved over to TWRP lol

[Q] Is there any wrong with storage?

My phone was running laggy and I decided to wipe data and cache to see if it would get better and also to free some space in my phone. When I wiped and my phone reeboted I went to Settings and then Storage... turns out that I only have 5GB free, what I don't uderstand is that the storage graphic shows that I have plenty free space. Wasn't the phone supposed to have more free space? Any advice to free more storage?
did you wipe data in CWM/TWRP or stock recovery?
Zepius said:
did you wipe data in CWM/TWRP or stock recovery?
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I wiped data in CWM
Use an app like Disk Usage to find out more.
a maguro sent this.
erestrepo92 said:
I wiped data in CWM
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i would bet you have a lot of backups.
Zepius said:
i would bet you have a lot of backups.
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where are usually backups storaged?... any specific folder?
/data/media/clockworkmod/ i think?

[Tool][Aroma][All-in-One]-Mega Wipe-Super Wipe-Factory Reset-Simple Wipe

I've been seeing all of these post saying "Start with a full wipe". I've used this same script for the longest and it works perfecrtly. Just flash the Aroma zip and go at it.
I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR THIS AMAZING SCRIPT BY zoot1 I am merely reposting this so as to save the trouble of Googling it or search through countless threads. Please support zoot1 and all his findings.
Here is a link to the file
zoot1's Wipe Scripts
& here's a link to his original thread
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DatBoiJeremy said:
I've been seeing all of these post saying "Start with a full wipe". I've used this same script for the longest and it works perfecrtly. Just flash the Aroma zip and go at it.
I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR THIS AMAZING SCRIPT BY zoot1 I am merely reposting this so as to save the trouble of Googling it or search through countless threads. Please support zoot1 and all his findings.
Here is a link to the file
zoot1's Wipe Scripts
& here's a link to his original thread
Click Here
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I looked the script over and it does nothing more than wipe data cache preload and system. It does not touch internal sdcard (data/media) which is the major part when a dev says do a FULL WIPE.
Not saying this is a bad choice for users just that it is still not considered a full wipe.
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jlmancuso said:
I looked the script over and it does nothing more than wipe data cache preload and system. It does not touch internal sdcard (data/media) which is the major part when a dev says do a FULL WIPE.
Not saying this is a bad choice for users just that it is still not considered a full wipe.
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Any time I've ran the "Mega Wipe" function, it does the trick for me when needed to. Removes any problems when I've had a bad flash.
But......if someone is skeptical of the script, then they shouldn't flash it. Just posting someone else's findings and making them more available to anyone who might want to use it.
DatBoiJeremy said:
Any time I've ran the "Mega Wipe" function, it does the trick for me when needed to. Removes any problems when I've had a bad flash.
But......if someone is skeptical of the script, then they shouldn't flash it. Just posting someone else's findings and making them more available to anyone who might want to use it.
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As i stated i looked it all over and the scripts are fine. I just wanted anyone who uses it to know it does not wipe /data/media
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Ive seen that the full wipe of going into the mount options and wiping something in there is recommend for some roms, I'm curious to why it's necessary because i've just stuck with the wiping regular and havent encountered problems or force closes yet? Is it a speed issue or something else?
Just curious if its something I should look into figuring out and what exactly it is and wipes different.
Thanks
N3Ph1L1M said:
Ive seen that the full wipe of going into the mount options and wiping something in there is recommend for some roms, I'm curious to why it's necessary because i've just stuck with the wiping regular and havent encountered problems or force closes yet? Is it a speed issue or something else?
Just curious if its something I should look into figuring out and what exactly it is and wipes different.
Thanks
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Its just an easy "all in one" wipe instead of doing it one by one, the zip does it for you. I use the Mega wipe option on it and it cleans the system, data, cache, and dalvik cache of your phone.
Yeah I've used it before but what I was curious about was the wipe method that jlmancuso was referring to, I've heard it mentioned on a few other posts, but I tend to not mess around with formatting my SD if I don't have to unless I know what I'm doing, but I've never messed around with the formatting options on PHiLZ Recovery enough to know what they're talking about when they say to go in there and do that, plus I've never needed to.
I figured that i'm not the only one who like you just does the regular system, data, cache and dalvik cache wipes before flashes and that's it.
From what I've read it seems like some people with certain larger SD cards have to format their cards or something with certain roms... I dunno, i'll just do what I always do and make a nandroid and go screw around until I figure it out, its always worked in the past.
Thanks for the wipe script though, as I use to use one with the e4gt all the time and it's deff a faster way getting through the process when your like me and flash new roms every other day.
DatBoiJeremy said:
Its just an easy "all in one" wipe instead of doing it one by one, the zip does it for you. I use the Mega wipe option on it and it cleans the system, data, cache, and dalvik cache of your phone.
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N3Ph1L1M said:
Yeah I've used it before but what I was curious about was the wipe method that jlmancuso was referring to, I've heard it mentioned on a few other posts, but I tend to not mess around with formatting my SD if I don't have to unless I know what I'm doing, but I've never messed around with the formatting options on PHiLZ Recovery enough to know what they're talking about when they say to go in there and do that, plus I've never needed to.
I figured that i'm not the only one who like you just does the regular system, data, cache and dalvik cache wipes before flashes and that's it.
From what I've read it seems like some people with certain larger SD cards have to format their cards or something with certain roms... I dunno, i'll just do what I always do and make a nandroid and go screw around until I figure it out, its always worked in the past.
Thanks for the wipe script though, as I use to use one with the e4gt all the time and it's deff a faster way getting through the process when your like me and flash new roms every other day.
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1. Sdcard format... this is only a problem with 64gig cards. They are normally formated as exfat which is mainly supported by touchwiz roms (some aosp rons do support it). Most aosp roms dont support that format so the card needs to be formatted as fat/fat32.
2. The issue with internal sdcard is due to changes in android. The older versions use /data/media/1 as your internal while newer versions use /data/media as your internal. So then you have two different sets of data filling up your internal space.
3. The other issue with internal sdcard is that there can be data left over from other roms that can cause issues (fc's and random reboots).
To fix both 2 and there you need to format the internal sdcard but remember to back that up to pc first (mostly it will be your downloads, pictures, and music). The under mounts you will format /data /data/media and reboot into recovery. If you are not having issues than dont worry about formatting internal sdcard. Yet if you are having fc's and random reboots this can fix most of those issues.
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